Historian \His*to"ri*an\, n. [F. historien.]
   1. A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.
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            Even the historian takes great liberties with facts.
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                                                  Reynolds.
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   2. One versed or well informed in history.
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            Great captains should be good historians. --South.
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	HISTORIAN, n.  A broad-gauge gossip.